Rose - Sarah Van Fleet

Common Name:
Rose 'Sarah Van Fleet'

Description:
Rose 'Sarah Van Fleet' is a robust rugosa hybrid rose, valued for its hardiness, fragrance, and elegant pink blooms. Each flower is semi-double, opening in soft, mid-pink shades with golden stamens at the centre, releasing a strong, classic rose perfume. Blooming begins in late spring and continues through summer, with occasional repeat flushes into autumn. After flowering, it produces attractive orange-red hips, adding seasonal interest and food for birds. The foliage is dark green, deeply veined, and crinkled in the typical rugosa fashion, offering excellent disease resistance and turning yellow in autumn. This variety has a strong, upright habit, making it well-suited to hedging, borders, or as a specimen shrub in Melbourne gardens. Highly tolerant of poor soils, salt, and wind, 'Sarah Van Fleet' is a low-maintenance yet highly rewarding rose.

Form:
Shrub - Large
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 1.5 – 1.8 m
Width: 1.2 – 1.5 m

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
Mid-pink
Soft pink

Key Attributes:
Disease Resistant
Scented flowers
Perennial
Bird Attracting
Bee Attracting
Suitable for Hedging
Produces Ornamental Hips
Low Maintenance
Salt and Wind Tolerant

Toxicity:
Not considered toxic. Hips are edible when prepared properly, though thorns may cause injury if mishandled.

Companion Plants:
Lavender
Catmint (Nepeta)
Salvia
Russian Sage (Perovskia)
Geranium (Cranesbill)
Sedum